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Let me be the first one to welcome you

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to Soto Cano Airways , whether you're

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here for three or 18 months , this

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place has all the amenities as you're

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home away from home . I am Second

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Lieutenant Estefania Lugo , the

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executive officer for the 5.4 military

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police company and your tour guide for

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today . Follow

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me as I take you to the places , gym ,

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book theater , recreation center ,

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education center , dining facility , PX

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post office and the place we all call

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the boulevard . After that , we walk

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down memory lane and I will share the

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amazing history we have here at Zano in

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2022 . The Morale welfare and

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recreation director spent

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$139,000 to update the places here .

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The state of the art equipment includes

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spin bikes , elliptical trainers ,

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treadmills , and more space for your

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work routine . Additionally , the gym

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holds weight lifting and other fitness

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competitions throughout the year year

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round . Honduras's average temperature

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is about 90 degrees to help you . Cool

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up . Zaccaro has its own foot with

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Cabana , whether you want to relax ,

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play pool , volleyball with friends

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scuba diving first or try out the

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combat water survival test . The

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baseball can be used for all these

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activities . This is the Bay Theater .

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It was built in the eighties and it's

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still used to show recent movies from

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Friday night to Sunday , drink your

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favorite snack and popcorn or even your

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blanket to watch any general movie .

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Over the week , the Bay Theater movie

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and showtimes are listed often in the

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recreation center . The theater is also

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used to host leadership seminars ,

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newcomers , first thing and other bases ,

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events . The recreation center is a

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place where you never been before .

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It has two tables , a library , a

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coffee shop , arcade basketball games ,

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movies to rent and a place for you .

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They also supply you with funds to make

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your own hammer or wood urban project

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to take home . Lastly , this is where

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you can sign for all the MWR trips

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around Honduras like zip lining of our

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waterfall or horse bike riding by delay .

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The NWR has the friendliest staff who

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can help you find your adventure in

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Honduras . Are you hungry ? Because I

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know I am with all these walking around .

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Well , the best food I made is at the

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dining facility . The dining facility

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is open from breakfast to dinner and

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provides a variety of food . There is a

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salad bar , a short order station with

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burgers fajitas French fries and a main

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order line with steak , lobster tacos

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and even Jagger Pizza . It is open on

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holiday and has suggestion cards just

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in case you're missing your favorite

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dish . The place wouldn't be complete

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without a place to buy your everyday

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needs . A couple of months ago , the PX

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was moved into these two buildings

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while the OPX undergoes operates . This

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building has all the food items and

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toiletries such as chips , cartoon bar ,

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tuna , laundry , detergent , and most

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importantly , box spray . The second

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mailing has home goods , adult

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beverages , office supplies and

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electronics . While you're at your home

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away from home , you can still get mail

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and send packages to your family

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members . Here at the post office , you

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will be assigned a mailing address in

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the mailbox . The post office is open

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Monday through Friday and the first

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Saturday of the month , a package can

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take anywhere from two weeks to one

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month . So let your unit know to send

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those care packages early in Honduras ,

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the primary life , which is Spanish if

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you don't speak Spanish . No worries .

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The education center has three beginner

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and intermediate competition . Spanish

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classes for you to take . Furthermore ,

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they host educational affairs and came

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link you with a school that fills your

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schedule and career goal . They are

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open Monday to Friday and are always

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ready to assist you to reach your

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educational goal . Before I walk you

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down memory lane , we have one more

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stop at the downtown of Soto Cano Ive

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the place we all call the boulevard .

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The boulevard is lined with home to

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restaurants , internet and cell phone

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services . The spa , barber shop ,

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souvenirs , more coffee options and

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custom wood carving shops . These shops

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make life easier at Sota Cano by

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providing these services right down the

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street from your office . Sota Cano Air

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Base is home to joint taper travel army

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for productivity and the Honduran Air

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Force . The base is 41 years old with

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historic buildings still standing and

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being utilized today . The location of

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the base was picked by the United

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States and Honduras because of the

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flight line when you fly in , you will

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see the air base since the Palma Ola

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International Airport shares the flight

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line . It is the largest runway and the

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only international airport in Honduras .

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You are joining a unique place shared

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with the Honduran Air Force and a

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unique mission to support humanitarian

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operations , medical exercises ,

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helping the community and building our

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team by training side by side with our

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Caribbean , Central and South American

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partners . I hope you have enjoyed your

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tour with me and are ready to be part

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of our multinational team .